Feed-rolls for autographic registers.



H. KONERMAN.

FEED ROLLS FOR AUTOGRAPHIG REGISTERS. v

APPLICATION FILED OUT. 21, 1911.

1,084,2 1 3. Patented Jan. 13, 191i UNITED sTAa ns PATENT oFFron.

HARRY KONERMAN, OF NEWPORT, KENTUCKY, ASSIGNOR TO THE GLOBE REGISTER COMPANY, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

FEED-ROLLS FOR AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTERS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 13, 1914.

Application filed October 21, 1911. Serial No. 655,860. ,I

Feed-Rolls for Autographic Registers, of

which the following isa specification.

My invention relates to autographic registers, in which there are feed rolls for pulling strips of paper from rolls over a writing table, and it relates particularly to a means for moving the feed rolls in relation to each other, in order to facilitate the ad justment of the strips of paper.

An object of my invention is a means for moving the rolls, which is simple and eflicient, and not an obstruction to the operator in using the machine.

Referring to the drawings, which form a part thereof, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the feed rolls and the means for mounting them, embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of an autographic register supplied with feed rolls, embodying my invention, part of the casing being broken away to expose the parts upon the interior.

Referring to the parts, in the sides of the casing A are journaled rolls a a a? a spindles a a, feed roll E, and driving shaft B. The rolls a a a support the supply rolls of paper. The roll a is the record roll. The driving shaft is connected with the shaft of the-record roll by pinions Z) Z) a, and is provided with a crank 6 A plate or table, not shown, is supported in the casing adjacent to the feed roll E. The paper from roll a is carried forward over spindles a a over the table, over the feed roll E, to the record roll a to which it is attached. The paper from the rolls a a is drawn over the paper from the roll a, over the spindles a a, over the table and the feed roll E, and over a severing knife, not shown. The parts thus far described are of well-known construction and need not therefore be more specifically described.

The upper feed roll E is journaled between arms G G, which have a sliding connection with the sides A of the casing A. This sliding connection is made by means of slots 9 g g in the arms G G. Through the slots. 9 9, guide pins 9 pass into the sides A of thecasing A. Slots 9 embrace the ends e of the feed roll E. J ournaled in cured the crank 71..

the casing beneath the arms G G is 'a shaft H, whose journal ends it are made eccentric. Upon the end of the shaft H, upon the same side of the casing with the crank b is se- The lower ends of the arms G G have semi-circular notches g, which fit over the shaft H, whose mounting is made of an eccentricity, such that the rotation of the shaft will raise the arms G G ,to an extent such as to carry the feed rolls E E and theirpinions e e out of contact with each other. A coiled spring is secured at one of its ends to arm G, and at the other end to screw g and tends to draw roll E into contact with roll E.

In operation: When it is desired to place fresh rolls of paper in the machine, the

crank 71. is rotated to carry the arms G G upward and to carry the feed roll E u ward, out of contact with the feed roll so that the paper may be inserted readily between the feed rolls. After the paper from the roll a has been secured to the record roll a and the paper from the rolls a a has been properly adjusted over the table and between the feed rolls, the crank it is rotated back, so as to bring the feed rolls together. The feed rolls will then hold the three strips of paper in contact, so that the forward movement of the record strip dependently of the manifolding strips, the

feed rolls may be raised, simply by moving the crank it through a semi-circle. The arms G G being guided both by the slots 9 g and the slot causes the feed rolls to be brought into contact with each other evenly, so that the feed of the paper will be straight and even. The shaft H being located at the bottom of the casing, the crank it may be placed upon the same side of the casing with the crank 6 so that the manipulation of the machine is had from one side of the casing, while at the same time the cranks b 72. do not interfere with each other.

What I claim is:

1. An autographic register comprising a case, a feed roll Journaled in the case, guide pins projecting from the case, substantially vertical arms upon the interior of the case,

said arms having slots which register with the shaft of the feed roll and the guide pins, a second feed roll journaled in the upper ends of the arms, normally contacting with the first feed roll, and a shaft journaled in the casing adjacent to the arms and having an eccentric engaging the arms and adapted to move them and carry the second feed roll out of contact with the first feed roll.

2. An autographic register comprising a case, a feed roll journaled in the case, guide pins projecting from the case below the feed roll, arms located within the case and having slots formed therein and registering with the guide pins and the shaft of the feed rolls, a second feed roll journaled at the upper ends of the arms adjacent to the first-mentioned feed roll, means located below the arms to raise the second feed roll from the first-mentioned feed roll, and means for lowering the arms to cause the second feed roll to engage the first feed roll.

3. An autographic register comprising a casing, a feed roll journaled in the casing, guide pins projecting from the casing below the feed roll vertically movable arms located Within the casing and having slots engaging the shaft of the feed roll and the guide pins, a second feed roll journaled on the arms adjacent to the first feed roll, means engaging the arms for disengaging the rolls, and means connected with the arms for yieldingly engaging the rolls.

HARRY KONERMAN.

Witnesses WALTER F. MURRAY, W. THORNTON BOGERT. 

